XIAOMI

Foldable smartphone concept

While Samsung and Huawei have already announced their foldable smartphone, other major smartphone manufacturers are also working on foldable smartphones. Interestingly, every company has its own take when it comes to the design of such devices.
Xiaomi has been rumored to be working on a smartphone with a foldable design. Earlier this year, CCEO Lei Jun publicly confirmed that a folding smartphone is in development. In January this year, the phone's 3D rendering also surfaced online.
Now, TechConfigurations has created a 2-minute 3D rendering concept video showcasing the upcoming Xiaomi foldable smartphone's stunning design, which can be folded twice. It shows that the device has a 6.5-inch display when folded and when unfolded, it offers a 10-inch display.
The company had said that the symmetric double folded design perfectly combines the experience of the tablet and the mobile phone, which is both practical and beautiful. There's also a triple-camera setup on the back of the device, which will presumably handle bokeh-style portrait shots. For charging, syncing and headphones, the device has a USB Type-C port.
Also, the device is shown featuring a punch-hole design where the cut-off on the screen houses the front-facing camera sensor for taking selfies, video calling, and face unlocking feature. The phone also packs an in-display fingerprint sensor.
According to the reports, the company is currently in the process of finalizing the name of this prototype from these two - Xiaomi Dual Flex and Xiaomi MIX Flex. However, the company is still open for more suggestions.
Earlier, in a statement regarding the development of Xiaomi foldable smartphone, the company had said that one of the key components of the phone - the flexible folding screen is co-developed by Xiaomi and its supply chain partner Visionox. Aside from the screen, its design, folding mechanism and MIUI adaptation are developed by the company itself.

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